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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1184451" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>We bred our heifers at 2 years old for about 8 years.. we didn't notice any longevity differences, if they were going to screw up it just meant you were out 3 years of feed instead of 2. both of cows I've had that had 16 calves were both bred at 1 year old... What I did notice is they'll have a larger mature size when bred at 2 years compared to 1 year. We are back to breeding at 15 months now, it was just impossible to grow the herd at a reasonable rate with breeding at 2. If it was an ideal world I think I wouldn't mind breeding at 18-20 months, but that would mean 2 calving seasons and it's not worth the hassle... If a heifer is good, she'll do well regardless, but they do need good food for all of their first 3 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1184451, member: 9096"] We bred our heifers at 2 years old for about 8 years.. we didn't notice any longevity differences, if they were going to screw up it just meant you were out 3 years of feed instead of 2. both of cows I've had that had 16 calves were both bred at 1 year old... What I did notice is they'll have a larger mature size when bred at 2 years compared to 1 year. We are back to breeding at 15 months now, it was just impossible to grow the herd at a reasonable rate with breeding at 2. If it was an ideal world I think I wouldn't mind breeding at 18-20 months, but that would mean 2 calving seasons and it's not worth the hassle... If a heifer is good, she'll do well regardless, but they do need good food for all of their first 3 years. [/QUOTE]
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